PaintYorkClaretnBlue wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 4:13 pm
Wages should go up in order to make them attractive to uk workers now we don’t have as many European people here? Is that what you are saying?
A job should have a fair wage attached to it, no matter who is employed.
Anyone who is unemployed should be grateful for a job at the minimum wage!
When the UK had a regular influx of people willing to work for the minimum wage because its higher than the wages back home, where is the incentive for UK employers to offer higher wages for basic jobs?
There simply wasn't one, employers took advantage of workers willing to work harder and longer hours for minimum wage, Brexit has put a stop to that, so employers will gradually have to up their game there are some alwady saying they're struggling to find workers for their low paid jobs now lockdowns are lifting.
As for being grateful for a job at minimum wage, the wages in this country aren't high enough for many people, hence why they live month to month with no ability to save and why only getting 80% of their wages for over a year was actually an issue for people when they're sat at home eating more, using more of their utilities etc.
Also, for most of the lockdown one of my jobs was working in a petrol station, dealing with absolute belms who refused to follow Covid rules, were abusive and threatening etc.
I'm lucky that I didn't need that job, I'm skilled and adaptable, but imagine someone who isn't, who needs the job and has to put up with the selfish morons for minimum wages.
Nah, sod that, which is why many have started to realise it isn't worth the hassle.
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